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Hi,
I've been on the kitten forum for several months since acquiring a pregnant cat, called Biscuit. Three of her kittens have gone to new homes and I've kept one called Leo who is now just over 4 months old. He and his mum are indoor only cats, with no other animals in the house. Both are neutered over 6 weeks ago.
I thought it is better that I post a new thread here, as concerned about Leo. 10 days ago Leo vomited for the first time and had a few soft stools around the same time, one with a little fresh blood. After this he has changed his behaviour to food, often refusing to eat his wet food, not interested in cat milk and less interested in biscuits. So to me it doesn't just seem like fussiness with one type of food and before he has always been really enthusiastic about food. He is bright, alert and playful, maybe a little less energetic. Since this started he sometimes has a reasonable meal and I think he is getting better, but then later or the next day will refuse. It was hot weather for us in the UK last week, but has cooled the last few days.
I took him to vet three days after vomiting, when clear appetite not going back to normal. She said he wasn't dehydrated, no evidence he had eaten a foreign object. She gave him anti nausea injection, long acting antibiotic (just in case because of the stool and a slight temperature - which may have been due to the vet trip) and some hills digestive care food. This was a week ago.
As I mention above his appetite has come and gone since then. I've offered him his food, the special digestive food, the mother and baby at food pate he ate when younger. His stool is gradually improving and has been, smaller but nearly normal the last couple of days. His weight for last week is constant and increasing slightly (so may be eating more biscuits than I realise ). His mum is well.
I'm not sure if I'm over worrying, but just feel he isn't right. The vet is calling later today but I appreciate any thoughts or experiences of people here. Wondering if he has teething pain and would this cause these symptoms?Then I go to worrying it is the first sign of something serious like FIP.
I've been on the kitten forum for several months since acquiring a pregnant cat, called Biscuit. Three of her kittens have gone to new homes and I've kept one called Leo who is now just over 4 months old. He and his mum are indoor only cats, with no other animals in the house. Both are neutered over 6 weeks ago.
I thought it is better that I post a new thread here, as concerned about Leo. 10 days ago Leo vomited for the first time and had a few soft stools around the same time, one with a little fresh blood. After this he has changed his behaviour to food, often refusing to eat his wet food, not interested in cat milk and less interested in biscuits. So to me it doesn't just seem like fussiness with one type of food and before he has always been really enthusiastic about food. He is bright, alert and playful, maybe a little less energetic. Since this started he sometimes has a reasonable meal and I think he is getting better, but then later or the next day will refuse. It was hot weather for us in the UK last week, but has cooled the last few days.
I took him to vet three days after vomiting, when clear appetite not going back to normal. She said he wasn't dehydrated, no evidence he had eaten a foreign object. She gave him anti nausea injection, long acting antibiotic (just in case because of the stool and a slight temperature - which may have been due to the vet trip) and some hills digestive care food. This was a week ago.
As I mention above his appetite has come and gone since then. I've offered him his food, the special digestive food, the mother and baby at food pate he ate when younger. His stool is gradually improving and has been, smaller but nearly normal the last couple of days. His weight for last week is constant and increasing slightly (so may be eating more biscuits than I realise ). His mum is well.
I'm not sure if I'm over worrying, but just feel he isn't right. The vet is calling later today but I appreciate any thoughts or experiences of people here. Wondering if he has teething pain and would this cause these symptoms?Then I go to worrying it is the first sign of something serious like FIP.